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February 21st
255 Notable deaths
Hans-Dieter Sues
German-born u.s. paleontologist.
Born January 13th, 1956 in Rheydt.
Died February 21st, 2026 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Aleksei Gubarev
Soviet cosmonaut (1931–2015).
Born March 29th, 1931 in Gvardeytsy village. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2015 at 83 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Jeanne Martin-Cissé
Politician from guinea (1926-2017).
Born April 6th, 1926 in Kankan.
Died February 21st, 2017 at 90 years old in Conakry. [ref]
Choe Kwang
North korean politician (1918－1997).
Born July 17th, 1918 in Rason.
Died February 21st, 1997 at 78 years old in Pyongyang (myocardial infarction).
Josef Posipal
German footballer (1927–1997).
Born June 20th, 1927 in Lugoj.
Died February 21st, 1997 at 69 years old in Hamburg (heart failure).
Ferenc Szisz
Grand prix driver (1873-1944).
Born September 20th, 1873 in Szeghalom.
Died February 21st, 1944 at 70 years old in Auffargis.
Violet Archer
Canadian classical music composer (1913-2000).
Born April 24th, 1913 in Montreal.
Died February 21st, 2000 at 86 years old in Ottawa.
Emil Holub
Czech physician, explorer, cartographer and ethnographer (1847-1902).
Born October 7th, 1847 in Holice. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1902 at 54 years old in Vienna. [ref]
H. L. Gold
American writer (1914–1996).
Born April 26th, 1914 in Montreal.
Died February 21st, 1996 at 81 years old in Laguna Hills.
Ekvtime Takaishvili
Historian (1863–1953).
Born January 4th, 1863 in Likhauri.
Died February 21st, 1953 at 90 years old in Tbilisi.
Sven Ivar Seldinger
Swedish physician (1921–1998).
Born April 19th, 1921 in Mora. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1998 at 76 years old in Mora. [ref]
Hans von Koester
German admiral (1844-1928).
Born April 29th, 1844 in Schwerin.
Died February 21st, 1928 at 83 years old in Kiel.
William K. Howard
American film director (1899–1954).
Born June 16th, 1899 in St. Marys.
Died February 21st, 1954 at 54 years old in Los Angeles.
Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen
Danish sculptor, author of the equestrian statue of king christian ix (1863–1945).
Born June 21st, 1863 in Sønder Stenderup.
Died February 21st, 1945 at 81 years old in Copenhagen.
Isaac Jacob Schoenberg
American mathematician (1903–1990).
Born April 21st, 1903 in Galați.
Died February 21st, 1990 at 86 years old in Madison.
Tai Chi-tao
Chinese politician (1891-1949).
Born January 6th, 1891 in Guanghan.
Died February 21st, 1949 at 58 years old in Guangzhou (drug overdose).
Fred Mace
Actor (1878-1917).
Born August 22nd, 1878 in Philadelphia.
Died February 21st, 1917 at 38 years old in New York City (stroke).
Bruce Millan
British politician (1927–2013).
Born October 5th, 1927 in Dundee.
Died February 21st, 2013 at 85 years old in Southern General Hospital (bronchopneumonia).
Vladimir Motyl
Soviet theater and film director (1927-2010).
Born June 26th, 1927 in Liepieĺ.
Died February 21st, 2010 at 82 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi
Pakistani scholar.
Born October 17th, 1927 in Saharanpur.
Died February 21st, 2025 at 97 years old in Karachi. [ref]
Frederic Lamond
Scottish pianist and composer (1868–1948).
Born January 28th, 1868 in Glasgow.
Died February 21st, 1948 at 80 years old in Stirling.
Eddie Thomson
Scottish association football player and manager (1947–2003).
Born February 25th, 1947 in Rosewell.
Died February 21st, 2003 at 55 years old in Sydney (lymphoma).
Erik Gustaf Boström
Swedish 19th/early 20th century prime minister (1842-1907).
Born February 11th, 1842 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1907 at 65 years old in Roslags Kulla.
Ioan James
British mathematician.
Born May 23rd, 1928 in Croydon.
Died February 21st, 2025 at 96 years old [ref]
Angelica Rozeanu
Romanian table tennis player (1921–2006).
Born October 15th, 1921 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2006 at 84 years old in Haifa (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
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Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia